Valise attachment.



PATENTED JUNE 13, 1905.

L. L; DOWNING.

VALISE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1905.

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LANDON L. DOTVNING, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

VALlSE ATTACHIVI ENT- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.792,204, dated June 13, 1905. Application filed March 3, 1905. SerialNo. 248,328.

To all wit/ma it 7nrn7 concern.-

Be it known that I, LANnoN L. DOWNING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State ofUtah, have invented new and useful Improvements in Valise Attachments,of which the following is a specification.

This invention is intended to supply means for carrying canes,umbrellas, and other articles of similar shape on a valise or suit-case.The device is very easily and quickly attached to or detached from thevalise, and when on the valise but not in use the holder can be turnedup from its projecting and opera tive position. It is easilyconstructed, of very moderate cost, and quite durable.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention, its various figuresbeing referred to by letters, similar letters denoting correspondingparts in the several views.

Figure 1 in the drawings is a plan or face view of the device with itshook in operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the hookturned up out of the way. Fig. 3 is a reduced back view of a valise withmy attachment tliereon and holding an umbrella. Fig. 4 is an edge viewshowing the device attached to a valise, the latter appearing fragmentarily and in section. Fig. 5 is a side view of the wedge or plugenlarged.

The letter a designates the body of the device. It is shaped in generallike the capital letter Y and is preferably made of flat metal aboutone-half inch wide. The upper ends of this body are bent over backwardto form three sides of a quadrangle I) and have terminally a shortinward bend c to engage the binding wedge or plug d. Near the lower endof the body are two wings projecting forward from its sides and whichserve as guides e to the shank of the umbrella-holder. The plug (Z ispreferably made of wood and may or may not be secured to the body by acord or chain j: Then the attachment is placed in position on the valise12, these plugs are pushed in between the inner side of the valise andthe opposite face of the quadrangle b. This makes a secure fasteningwithout marring the valise. g is the shank, and h the terminal hook, ofthe holder. These are preferably made in one piece of stout wire, thelower part being curved into the form of a hook and the shank g bent toform a narrow loop. This shank is adapted to be moved vertically on thebody a between the guides e e or to be adjusted horizontally, as shownin Fig. 2. This shank is held adj ustably and removably on the body a bya nut i, which is screwed upona threaded stem fixed near the lower endof the body and projecting out be tween the two sides of the loopedshank. If

.the shank is made from a solid piece, then a slot is out for thepassage of the stem Having described the invention, what I claim is 1. Avalise attachment comprising a body, its upper part being adapted toengage the edge of the valise, a holder having a shank adjustable onsaid body, and a terminal hook as described.

2. A valise attachment having the upper part of its body bent to engagethe valise, means to bind said upper part to the valise, guides at thelower part of said body, a holder having a shank movable on said body between said guides, and adjustable crosswise, means to bind said hook tosaidbody, and a terminal hook for the purpose herein set forth.

3. A valise attachment comprising a body whose upper ends are bent intoa quadrangle to engage the edge of the valise, a plug to bind said bodyto said valise, guides and a threaded stem near the lower end of saidbody, a shank movable between said guides, a hook on said shank, and anut to engage said threaded stem as it projects through said shank.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

LANDON L. DOWVNING.

Witnesses: 5

KENT O. KEYES, WILLIAM R. HALL.

